Everill, Joanne T.; Waller, Glenn; Macdonald, Wendy(Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Dissociation, September , 1995)

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Everill, Joanne T.
Waller, Glenn
Macdonald, Wendy
2005-10-11T23:10:01Z
2005-10-11T23:10:01Z
1995-09
0896-2863
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/1614
p. 155-159
There is only inconclusive evidence of a specific association between a history of sexual abuse and diagnosable eating disorders. However, there is stronger support for a link between sexual abuse and bulimic symptomatology. The mediating factors in this relationship are still unclear. Dissociation appears to be a strong candidate, given its links to both early trauma and bulimic psychopathology. This study examines the role of dissociation as a potential mediating factor in the relationship between a reported history of sexual abuse and specific bulimic behaviors in 60 women with eating disorders. A reported history of sexual abuse was associated with greater dissociation and with a greater frequency of bingeing. In an Analysis of Covariance, dissociation accounted for the association between a reported history of sexual abuse and frequency of bingeing. Further research is required to determine the other factors involved in this relationship.
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Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Dissociation
Dissociation : Vol. 8, No. 3, p. 155-159 : Reported sexual abuse and bulimic symptoms: the mediating role of dissociation
Reported sexual abuse and bulimic symptoms: the mediating role of dissociation
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